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On the Vegan "Diet"

Animal Person

My dogs eat vegan dog food. To say they are vegans is odd to me, though I have done that as the distinction is lost on most people and for the sake of a swift message it does the job. When I first saw PCRM's " Kickstart Your Health With a Vegan Diet " campaign, I let out a bit of a sigh. At least they didn't say "vegan cleanse."

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Is There Danger of Elitism in the Animal Rights Movement?

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I believe that we have to be inclusive in the animal rights movement and attack the system using all kinds of methods in all sorts of fields. Economics, science, literature, film, politics, law, etc. Is a vegan's efforts at advocacy worth more than a vegetarian's or even a meat eater's if they happen to agree on the same issue?

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Growing Number of Scientists Question Animal Research

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The feud between animal rights activists and researchers is among the bitterest in science. Indeed, it often isn't even the best science: New drugs that show great promise in mice, for example, often confer zero benefit to humans, or even prove harmful. This is an important issue. We as a movement cannot compartamentalize.

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Steve Best on The Left's Ignorance of Cognitive Ethology

Animal Person

Having misled us for so long about animals, science is initiating a revolution in our understanding. Tags: Activism Current Affairs Language animal rights Culture Ecology Ethology speciesism The Left veganism. Check out the rest and let me know what you think. Chimp 'showed malice aforethought' (guardian.co.uk).

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The Animals We Use

Animal Person

That's what I do, and it works, as in--people go vegan and stay vegan. Thinking Critically About The Animals We Use can be printed on one 11 x 17 sheet and folded in half and isn't designed to make anyone into an activist. And that disconnect is deadly and reeks of injustice. -.

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From Today's New York Times

Animal Ethics

Steiner might feel less lonely as an ethical vegan—he says he has just five vegan friends—if he recognized that he has allies in mere vegetarians (like me), ethical omnivores and even carnivores. Go vegan, go vegetarian, go humane or just eat less meat. 22, 2009 To the Editor: I am an ethical vegan.

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From Today's New York Times

Animal Ethics

But there is indeed a simple answer to these problems: Go vegan. All those who care about proper nutrition must look at the developing science, which may suggest that diet should be customized: some may need to decrease their consumption of grains and increase their consumption of meat. Elaine Sloan New York, Jan.